Wonders "Rosa" reading comprehension

The "evil custom" referred to in the story was that African American people

• could no longer ride the buses.

• had to enter the bus from the back.

• had to give up their seats to white people.

• could not go to the same schools as white people.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

While waiting for the police to arrest her, Rosa was tired of

• walking to work.

• working a hard day.

• putting white people first.

• making dinner for her husband.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What did the women of the Women's Political Council encourage people to do?

• ride the buses

• ride their bikes

• stay off the buses

• stay home from work

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

People from around the United States sent shoes, coats, and money to Montgomery because

• they did not need them anymore.

• the weather was unseasonably cold.

• they wanted to support the people who stayed off the buses.

• they wanted to support the bus drivers who got cold during the winter.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

True or False: Rosa Parks helped change the laws in America.

• True

• False

Because of Rosa Parks' actions, everyone in America has . . .

• no rights

• some rights

• equal rights

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CCSS.RL.8.2

The law in Alabama during that time stated that . . .

• only black women had to give up their seats to black men

• only black men had to give up their seats to black women

• only black people had to give up their seats if a white person wanted to sit down

• only white people had to give up their seats if a black person wanted to sit down